Chapter 116 Building a House 2
I have to say that Wang Lixian is very lucky. His house is in the northeast corner of the village, on a high ground. It is the former site of the production team's warehouse. Although it is an earthen yard, the foundation of the previous warehouse is solid. , the house was not flooded, and apart from Chen Ling's house, it was one of the very few houses that could still be inhabited.
Furthermore, he did not plant any grain this year. He sold ten acres of watermelon early and the price was not low. Except for the second crop of melons that rotted in the field, he had almost no losses this year.
There is nothing to do at hand. I came to help Wang Jusheng this time, and I really tried my best.
Wang Lixian is a master who has been on the construction site for more than ten years. He is not as good as Chen Ling and Wang Jusheng. He works in an orderly manner. With him taking the lead, the efficiency is much higher. After demolition, To build a house, clean up the beams, rafters, tiles and other debris, clean up the bricks and stones that can be used, and smash the remaining abandoned earth walls with a sledgehammer, and grind them back and forth with a stone roller until they are The soil clods are crushed again and can be used when laying the foundation.
This year's floods have taught everyone a lesson. The foundations of houses are being built high, and no one dares to be careless.
This kind of work is a delicate one, and even if you want to do it quickly, it will not be done quickly. It took seven or eight people from Chen Ling, Wang Jusheng, and Wang Lixian more than three days to complete it. The next step is to lay the foundation. .
But except for Chen Ling and his wife, everyone else was very tired, especially Wang Lixian's waist was not good, and Wang Jusheng had another sterilization. The two men couldn't bear to eat and were tired, so they prepared to take a rest.
Of course Chen Ling had no objection. He was not in a hurry to clean up his backyard. He took this time to grease the two bicycles at home. After being soaked by the rain, the chains and spokes were a little raw. It was rusty and it was much more difficult to ride than before. It was lubricated again after applying butter.
After that, he was not idle, so he drove the bicycles Qin Rongxian and Qin Rongxian rode in an ox cart and sent them to the old couple.
The flood came quickly, so I brought a lot of other things with me. I couldn't ride my two bicycles, so I left them at home. Fortunately, they were not damaged. At the worst, I just need to replace the chain and the front and rear rims. Nothing else. Big deal.
Went to the county town and sold watermelons, vegetables, eggs and duck eggs. This time he went directly to the vegetable market to sell them. They were quickly disposed of and the prices were not low. The current situation is really The price of baby cabbage has increased to one yuan per catty, and the price of spring peanuts has soared to more than two yuan. There are still many people rushing to grab it.
Due to the destruction of large areas of farmland in several neighboring cities, including this city, the supply of vegetables and fruits is now in short supply. Even if you plant them now, you will have to wait two or three months. Vegetables It’s expensive, and meat is also expensive. Pork used to cost more than 2 to 3 yuan per pound, but now it has increased to 5 yuan, and beef and mutton cost more than 8 yuan. Many stalls are still empty and out of stock.
After Chen Ling left, he put the basket outside and within twenty minutes, everything was sold out.
He didn't even use the star scale he brought with him, so he was pulled to weigh himself.
The people who buy are either from department stores or grain and oil stores. There are basically no ordinary residents. These people don't care whether it tastes good or not. As long as the quality is passable, they will let Chen Ling unload the goods.
There were several people who almost got into a fight just to grab a basket of vegetables.
Watermelons can last for a long time, not to mention that good guy Chen Ling raised the price twice, but he didn’t even blink an eye and just called it “high price”.
After this trip, Chen Ling calculated that it was almost as much as the price of two red eels.
Not to mention anything else, the peanuts alone were sold for more than 4,000 yuan, and the watermelon was sold for just over 2,000 yuan. With eggs, duck eggs and vegetables, the price of selling two fish is not much. .
"Well, that's good. Now the house and the village can be well planned."
"I will buy a TV next year. This guy will feel comfortable just thinking about it."
Chen Ling Counting the money on my hands, I thought beautifully.
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Nearly a week has passed since I escaped from the disaster in the county and returned to the village.
Materials for post-disaster reconstruction and an engineering team to reinforce the dam were finally in place, and now the villagers were building houses at a much faster pace.
The economic losses caused by the floods this year are extremely serious. However, there are too many disaster-stricken areas in the province, so the post-disaster reconstruction work is mainly based on self-construction by the affected households, with counties and towns coming to help and assist in construction. , supplemented by relief funds and supplies.
No, in recent days Qin Qiumei has been leading the propaganda team in the village with loudspeakers and shouting: "Post-disaster reconstruction cannot rely solely on the government, but must rely on the collective, the masses, self-help through production, and mutual aid." The villagers didn't quite understand the slogan. Anyway, the materials were delivered to the village, so they didn't have to spend money or worry about preparing materials to build houses. In addition, the engineering team from the city would help from time to time, so they were already Very satisfied.
So this month, every house is very busy.
Wang Jusheng and Wang Lixian also had enough rest. After they regained their composure, they were ready to lay the foundation.
When building a house in rural areas, laying the foundation is the first step.
This year, the city's engineering team is here, and many families in the village have used the engineering team's tamping machines, but they have to queue up. They can't wait, so they still use the old-fashioned methods of the elders.
The elders didn’t have machinery, so they relied on people to lift and smash the rams.
To lay the foundation, you need to use an oval stone of sufficient weight, which should cost at least three hundred kilograms, and four pine poles as thick as the mouth of a bowl.
The poles and boulders should be tied tightly with hemp ropes as thick as your thumb. In order to prevent them from slipping, some discarded old shoe soles or sacks will be added in between.
The two things added together are called a rammer.
Laying a foundation is a laborious job.
Three or four people are needed to grab the bar and tamp it, but often they can’t hold it together, either they can’t lift it or they smash it crookedly.
In order to move in unison and lay the foundation well, we had to think of ways to get people to work together, so they shouted chants and sang songs, asking everyone to step on the spot and follow the rhythm, dong dong. Smashing down with a loud bang is not only faster than pounding silently, but the foundation is also firmly laid.
But this time when laying the foundation of Wang Jusheng’s house, there is no need to go to such trouble.
He brought a tamping hammer from Wang Lixian's house, which weighed just over three hundred pounds. Chen Ling could lift it by holding the pole with both hands. After a few tries, he was able to hit it with style.
When the others saw it, their eyes almost popped out.
Wang Jusheng even gasped: "Oh my god, I said you can't compare to Yang Gangdan, but with the awesome energy you have, Yang Gangdan will make you roll over twice. "It's a big somersault."
Wang Lixian was afraid that Chen Ling would show off and get tired, so he walked up to him silently, frowned and patted his chest and arms. His expression remained unchanged, his face was not red and he was not out of breath, so he smiled and gave him a thumbs up.
“Come on, let’s do it!”
"We are here today, so we can have a rest."
"Hahaha, I can't just do nothing. I think I have to kill at least one more sheep and wait until I'm done. , give Fugui a boost.”
“Otherwise, Su Su should scold me.”
“Screw you, come over and help Brother Xian spread the lime.”
When laying the foundation, it is often necessary to sprinkle lime twice. This can withstand greater pressure and absorb water, which is equivalent to drainage and consolidation. The empty soil can be better compacted and the soil will be better. Has high strength and water resistance. The foundation created in this way will also be extremely strong, making the house stable and less likely to tilt and collapse.
Quick lime is a material shipped from the city, and every household can receive it according to the area of the house.
So Wang Jusheng and Wang Lixian carried a bucket of lime and started spreading it. After sprinkling the lime once, Chen Ling lifted the rammer and smashed it on the ground one after another, accompanied by bang bang bang. With the sound, white smoke continued to rise from the lime, and the floating soil was also smashed into a solid state.
Now that Chen Ling is getting stronger and stronger, a three-hundred-jin ramming hammer is just a piece of cake for him. He can ram it quickly and steadily, so he was originally waiting to help him take over. Wang Jusheng and the two became bystanders.
Wang Jusheng saw that he was not needed for the time being, so he held his big head and sang a song to the side while beating time.
"Chen Fugui, come on!"
"Ouch..."
"It's not easy for ordinary people to build houses!"
"Ouch..." …”
“With Chen Fugui this year, it’s so fast to start fighting!”
"Ouch, hey, oh..."
"Chen Fugui, you are so powerful, you can cover half an acre of land in the blink of an eye!"
"Ouch, oh, oh, oh..."
Not only did it make Da Tou giggle, it also made people working in the distance come running over.
I saw that it was Chen Ling who was tamping alone. The three hundred kilogram tamping hammer was like a toy in his hand, rising and falling, rising and falling, with a very rhythmic feel.
Everywhere he went, there was white smoke of lime. If you look closely, you will see that the ground was smashed hard and solid. Everyone was stunned and dumbfounded.
"Is this really that lazy kid from the rich family?"
"I used to think that this kid has thin skin and tender flesh. If he doesn't do a job every day, he definitely has no strength. How did I think of this? It's stronger than an ox."
"No, this guy is just playing with the hammer in his hand. Yang Gangdan gave him a thumbs up when he saw it."
After a while, Not only the villagers in the village, but also Qin Qiumei's gang from the countryside and the city's engineering team came to join in the fun.
Seeing this, Wang Jusheng took the trumpet from Qin Qiumei's hand and shouted the chant even more vigorously.
"Go up that bump!"
"Ouch..."
"Go all the way south!"
" Ouch..."
"Make a plum blossom mark!"
"Ouch, oh, oh, oh..."
, "Rich and noble will give birth to a fat boy!"
, "Ouch, oh, oh, oh..." ”
“I will be a top scholar in the future”
"Hey, hey..."
When he shouted, others also shouted.
Originally it was just Wang Jusheng shouting alone, Chen Ling was really a little embarrassed and felt quite embarrassed.
But when there are more people, it becomes like a chorus.
But it made his blood boil.
Especially Wang Susu, who was watching from the side. Listening to this shocking chant, her face couldn't help but blush. Her beautiful big eyes were extremely bright. She seemed to be very proud of her husband, and she felt a sense of honor. .
In this atmosphere, Chen Ling became more and more energetic in tamping. Each time, he raised the tamping hammer above his head and dropped it heavily to increase the strength. The foundation was hammered really fast and hard. good.
The work that originally took three or four people at least a day to complete was actually done by him in half a day.
After Chen Ling finished his work at noon, the crowd was still reluctant to disperse. They felt that today had opened their eyes and had enough fun, and they spontaneously cheered for him in unison.
"Will your family build a new house in Fugui?"
"Cover it, why don't you cover it?"
"I will help you when the time comes, will you take care of the food?"
"As I said, coming to help will make you hungry. ?"
"Haha, it doesn't matter whether you are rich or not, Brother Xian and I will take care of you!"
"Come on, if you and Li Xian take care of us, we won't go, I will just listen. He said that Fugui’s cooking was delicious and I wanted to give him two meals.”
Everyone burst into laughter.
(End of this chapter)